Description

ALVERDISCOTT
SS52NW
4/24 Alscott Barton
GV. II
Farmhouse. Late C17, with earlier C17 or late C16 origins to
rear wing; early/mid C19 extensions to sides; C20 alterations.
Colourwashed render over cob and stone to C17 house, and coursed
slatestone rubble to C18 extensions; gabled slate roofs; brick
ridge and end stacks. C17 house has 2-unit plan range to front
with earlier wing at right angles to rear; C19 extensions flank
front. Central taller C17 wing of 2-storey, 3-window range.
Central mid C19 half-glazed door with trellised porch, flanked by
C20 canted bay windows. First floor has, from left, early C19
sixteen-pane sash, late C19 horned 12-pane sash and mid C18
twelve-pane sash with thick glazing bars. Rear wing has taller
ridge to roof. Early/mid C19 two-storey, 2-window range to
right, with C20 ground-floor windows, late C19 horned plate-glass
sash and mid C19 nine-pane sash; C20 door to rear. Early/mid C19
extension of one-storey and attic, 2-window range to left with
C20 ground-floor windows and late C19 twelve-pane sashes set in
gabled half-dormers; tall C19 outbuilding attached to left.
Interior: mid C19 panelled doors; C19 plank door to rear left.
Late C17 chamfered beams on ground floor; chamfered beams in
earlier rear wing are of heavier scantling. Included for group
value.

Listing NGR: SS5200325226

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26464346

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